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A more neutral liberal education: why not only liberals, but religious conservatives should endorse comparative religious education in public schools.
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April 1, 2007
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If we value religious tolerance and autonomy, we must breach the silence about religion in public schools, and add a comparative religious education to the compulsory curriculum at the high school level. This education would expose students to a variety of religious beliefs in a fair manner by allowing religious denominations themselves to participate in deciding how their beliefs are presented to students. The major obstacle to the implementation of such an education is the objection of religious conservatives and fundamentalists that it would violate neutrality Not only is a comparative religious education able to survive the criticisms that religious conservatives routinely make ...
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